Genesis 29:16
Strong's Lexicon
Now Laban
וּלְלָבָ֖ן (ū·lə·lā·ḇān)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3837: Laban = 'white' n pr m 1) son of Bethuel, brother of Rebekah, and father of Leah and Rachel n pr loc 2) a wilderness encampment of the Israelites

had two
שְׁתֵּ֣י (šə·tê)
Number - fdc
Strong's Hebrew 8147: 1) two 1a) two (the cardinal number) 1a1) two, both, double, twice 1b) second (the ordinal number) 1c) in combination with other numbers 1d) both (a dual number)

daughters;
בָנ֑וֹת (ḇā·nō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1323: n f 1) daughter 1a) daughter, girl, adopted daughter, daughter-in-law, sister, granddaughters, female child, cousin 1a1) as polite address n pr f 1a2) as designation of women of a particular place 2) young women, women 1a3) as personification 1a4) daughter-villages 1a5) description of character

the older
הַגְּדֹלָה֙ (hag·gə·ḏō·lāh)
Article | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1419: adj 1) great 1a) large (in magnitude and extent) 1b) in number 1c) in intensity 1d) loud (in sound) 1e) older (in age) 1f) in importance 1f1) important things 1f2) great, distinguished (of men) 1f3) God Himself (of God) subst 1g) great things 1h) haughty things 1i) greatness n pr m 1j) (CLBL) Haggedolim, the great man?, father of Zabdiel

was named
שֵׁ֤ם (šêm)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8034: 1) name 1a) name 1b) reputation, fame, glory 1c) the Name (as designation of God) 1d) memorial, monument

Leah,
לֵאָ֔ה (lê·’āh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3812: Leah = 'weary' 1) daughter of Laban, first wife of Jacob, and mother of Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, and Dinah

and the younger
הַקְּטַנָּ֖ה (haq·qə·ṭan·nāh)
Article | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6996: 1) young, small, insignificant, unimportant 1a) small 1b) insignificant 1c) young 1d) unimportant

was named
וְשֵׁ֥ם (wə·šêm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8034: 1) name 1a) name 1b) reputation, fame, glory 1c) the Name (as designation of God) 1d) memorial, monument

Rachel.
רָחֵֽל׃ (rā·ḥêl)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7354: Rachel = 'ewe' 1) daughter of Laban, wife of Jacob, and mother of Joseph and Benjamin

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Now Laban had two daughters; the older was named Leah, and the younger was named Rachel.

Young's Literal Translation
And Laban hath two daughters, the name of the elder [is] Leah, and the name of the younger Rachel,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Now Laban had two daughters: the older was named Leah, and the younger was named Rachel.

New American Standard Bible
Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

King James Bible
And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder [was] Leah, and the name of the younger [was] Rachel.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

New Living Translation
Now Laban had two daughters. The older daughter was named Leah, and the younger one was Rachel.

English Standard Version
Now Laban had two daughters. The name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

New American Standard Bible
Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

King James Bible
And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Now Laban had two daughters: the older was named Leah, and the younger was named Rachel.

International Standard Version
Now Laban happened to have two daughters. The older one was named Leah and the younger was named Rachel.

NET Bible
(Now Laban had two daughters; the older one was named Leah, and the younger one Rachel.

American Standard Version
And Laban had two daughters. The name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

English Revised Version
And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

Young's Literal Translation
And Laban hath two daughters, the name of the elder is Leah, and the name of the younger Rachel,
















Cross References
Genesis 29:15
And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?

Genesis 29:17
Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 29:14
And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.

Genesis 29:13
And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.

Genesis 29:18
And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.

Genesis 29:19
And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.
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